Fishing (an afterthought...)

a girls heart is a slippery fish
after you reel it in
if you try to hold it in your hands, it will
move around
and writhe about
until it escapes
the best thing to do then
is throw it back into the water
if you put it in a bucket
it will flop until its strength is gone
and eventually die.

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I suppose the only option then is to go swimming